Authors on the Air July 20, 2011: Michael Sandel, Esmerelda Santiago

Michael Sandel author of Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 978-0374532505) will be on The Colbert Report.

On The Leonard Lopate Show, Esmerelda Santiago will talk about her new novel Conquistadora (Knopf, 978-0307268327)

Job Moves: July 19, 2011

Valiant Entertainment, the character-based entertainment company with more than 1,500 characters in its library, including X-O Manowar and Harbinger, named producer and transmedia pioneer Jeff Gomez transmedia producer and creative consultant. Gomez has consulted extensively on such blockbuster properties as Avatar, Transformers, Halo and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Authors on the Air July 19, 2011: Daniel Silva, Cole Thomson, Adam Ross

Portrait of a Spy (Harper, 9780062072184) author Daniel Silva will be on the Today show.

Cole Thomson, author of Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery (St. Martin's Press, 978-0312359218), will appear on Joy Behar.

Authors on the Air July 18, 2011: Glenn Carle, Cynthia Sass

Glenn Carle talked about his book The Interrogator: An Education (Nation Books, 978-1568586731) on NPR's Morning Report.

Job Moves: July 18, 2011

Andrea Walker has been appointed to senior editor of The Penguin Press, effective August 1. Walker comes to The Penguin Press from Reagan Arthur Books/Little, Brown, where she has worked since 2009.

At Chronicle Books, Alison Elsby has joined as director distribution client services. Elsby was formerly director of merchandising with Borders Group. Peter Perez has been promoted to associate marketing director, food & drink, art & design, stationery.

Frankfurt Book Fair's Fellowship Programme

Participants include 16 young publishing, editorial and rights professionals from 11 different countries. Meet them all here.

Authors on the Air July 15, 2011: Sarah Jamila Stevenson, Rick Tramonto, Richard Mabey

Sarah Jamila Stevenson, the debut author of the YA novel The Late Rebellion (Flux Books, 978-0738722788) will air on NPR’s “Tell Me More."

Celebrity Chef Rick Tramonto will share from his new memoir, Scars of a Chef (Tyndale, 978-1-4143-3162-1) on the nationally-syndicated Crystal Cathedral “Hour of Power” television on Saturday July 16, 6pm EST on TBN and Sunday July 17, 8am EST and 9am PST on the LifeTime channel.

The Paris Review in Paris: Lorin Stein in the Magazine’s Birth City

The most-recently appointed editor of the Paris Review, Lorin Stein, came to speak in the magazine’s namesake city, in the cobbled square in front of Shakespeare & Company.

Authors on the Air July 14, 2011: Misha Glouberman and Sheila Heti, Jennifer Egan

Misha Glouberman and Sheila Heti will be on The Brian Lehrer Show (WNYC) to discuss The Chairs Are Where the People Go: How to Live, Work, and Play in the City (Faber & Faber, 978-0865479456).

Jennifer Egan will be on The Leonard Lopate Show to talk about her book-of-the-month selection Look at Me (Anchor, 978-0385721356).

Job Moves: July 14, 2011

At Candlewick Press, Sarah Ketchersid has been promoted to executive editor, having previously served as a senior editor.

Job Moves: July 13, 2011

University of Michigan press associate director/digital manager Karen Hill has been named interim director.

Lazare Joining Touchstone as Senior Editor

Heather Lazare will join Touchstone as senior editor, coming most recently from the Crown Publishing Group, where she was editor and publishing manager of Crown Trade Paperbacks.

Authors on the Air July 13, 2011: Matthew Richardson, Diane Farr, Richard Mabey

Matthew Richardson, author of Guaranteed to Fail: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Debacle of Mortgage Finance (Princeton University Press, 978-0691150789), will be on The Daily Show.

Diane Farr will be on the Today show for her new book, Kissing Outside the Lines: A True Story of Love and Race and Happily Ever After (Seal Press, 978-1-58005-390-7).

Young Publishers Undeterred by Industry Uncertainty

In a roundtable discussion with PW Monday, five NYU Center for Publishing students not only showed a decidedly undaunted stance in the face of the publishing’s changing landscape, but instead welcomed the new opportunities.

Comings and Goings: July 12, 2011

Kristin Lindstrom has closed her literary agency of 15 years, Lindstrom Literary Management, to open a new business, Flying Pig Media. Lindstrom will be providing a range of publishing services to authors from craft/content editing to creative management of the electronic and print-on-demand books. Her new contact email is Kristin@flyingpigmedia.com.

Job Moves: July 12, 2011

Thomson-Shore, a book manufacturer specializing in short to medium run digital and offset book printing, recently expanded its team by hiring Ken Fultz as its v-p of operations and distribution. In his new role, Fultz is charged with aligning company strategy with operations.

Authors on the Air July 12, 2011: Dan Savage, Rachel St. John, Glen Duncan

Dan Savage, author of The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family (Plume, 978-0452287631), will be on The Colbert Report.

Job Moves: July 11, 2011

Martingale & Company has named Karen Johnson as director of marketing and business development. Most recently, Johnson was with Crafts Americana Group, Inc., as v-p of Connecting Threads.

Authors on the Air July 11, 2011: Jaycee Dugard, Sen. Bob Graham, Michael Shermer

Good Morning America aired highlights of Diane Sawyer's interview with Jaycee Dugard, author of A Stolen Life (Simon & Schuster, 978-1451629187).

Senator Bob Graham will appear on Morning Joe, Stand Up with Pete Dominick, and The Bill Press Show for his new book Keys to the Kingdom (Vanguard Press, 978-1593156602).

Comings and Goings: July 8, 2011

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